School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Gambia
Gambia: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 71,608 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Gambia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Gambia is 71,608 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Gambia peaked at 71,608 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22,719 number, in 1998.
Gambia ranks 77th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22,719 number | — |
| 1999 | 23,083 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 23,948 number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 24,714 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 25,538 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 26,574 number | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 27,887 number | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 46,710 number | +67.5% |
| 2006 | 48,690 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 50,666 number | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 52,810 number | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 55,059 number | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 57,365 number | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 59,583 number | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 61,480 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 63,085 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 64,483 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 65,811 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 67,167 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 68,528 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 70,021 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 71,608 number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,901 number | 22,719 number | 23,083 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 38,260 number | 23,948 number | 55,059 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,913 number | 57,365 number | 71,608 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 74 Hungary 95,977 number compare
- 75 Papua New Guinea 85,183 number compare
- 76 Tajikistan 84,845 number compare
- 78 Mauritania 70,641 number compare
- 79 Panama 69,478 number compare
- 80 Denmark 68,378 number compare
More education data for Gambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 170,483 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.97 % change on previous year (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,299 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 27,304 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,273 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7,222 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 22,110 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,194 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Gambia?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Gambia was 71,608 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 71,608 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,719 number in 1998.
- How does Gambia rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Gambia ranks 77th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.